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Weekend Sports Roundup – October 12, 2026

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A No. 1 fell in the Red River Rivalry, Penn State dropped to .500, two NFL teams stayed perfect, and the League Championship Series got under way. Here’s what happened Friday night through Sunday night.

NFL

Week 5 belonged to the unbeatens. San Francisco (5-0) outlasted Seattle 32-29 to stay atop the NFC West, and Minnesota (5-0) handled New Orleans 23-13 to remain the league’s other undefeated team. Kansas City and Carolina had byes; Buffalo visits the Rams on Monday Night Football tonight.

  • Ravens 30, Falcons 23 (OT): On Sunday night, Tyler Huntley, starting for the injured Lamar Jackson, threw two touchdowns and finished the opening overtime possession with a 1-yard sneak. Kyle Hamilton intercepted Tua Tagovailoa, who had replaced an injured Michael Penix Jr., to end it. Baltimore (4-1) leads the AFC North.
  • Jaguars 19, Eagles 17: Philadelphia fell to 2-3; Jacksonville is 4-1.
  • Steelers 34, Colts 22: Pittsburgh improved to 3-2.
  • Giants 27, Commanders 27 (OT): A rare tie leaves the Giants at 3-1-1 and Washington at 1-3-1.
  • Packers 31, Bears 7; Patriots 45, Raiders 17; Lions 45, Cardinals 21; Bengals 31, Dolphins 24.
  • Broncos 23, Chargers 17: Denver rallied late, and the Chargers are 0-5.
  • Jets 17, Browns 12; Texans 26, Titans 3. Miami and Tennessee are both 0-5.
  • Thursday: Buccaneers 24, Cowboys 16.

College Football (incl. Penn State)

No. 19 USC 31, Penn State 23. The Trojans won at Beaver Stadium in front of 114,419, and Penn State fell to 3-3. Jayden Maiava threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns for USC (6-1). Rocco Becht went 21-of-32 for 289 yards and a touchdown for the Nittany Lions, who were held to 68 rushing yards.

Upsets shook up the top of the poll:

  • Oklahoma 27, No. 1 Texas 24: Tate Sandell kicked a walk-off field goal to win the Red River Rivalry.
  • No. 2 Georgia 20, No. 6 Alabama 17: The Bulldogs moved up to No. 1 in Sunday’s AP poll.
  • Kentucky 35, No. 10 LSU 34 (OT); No. 21 UCLA 17, No. 13 Oregon 15; South Carolina 38, No. 16 Florida 19; North Carolina 21, No. 25 Pittsburgh 17.
  • Big Ten: No. 5 Ohio State 45, Maryland 16; No. 7 Indiana 20, Nebraska 17.
  • Elsewhere: No. 3 Notre Dame 58, Stanford 7; No. 9 Ole Miss 52, Vanderbilt 17; No. 14 Missouri 27, Texas A&M 6.

The new AP top five: Georgia, Notre Dame, Miami, Ohio State and Indiana. Texas slid to No. 7. Oregon, Florida and Pitt dropped out of the poll, and Kentucky, Wake Forest and Northwestern came in.

Other Nittany Lions: Penn State women’s volleyball swept Northwestern on Friday and No. 20 Washington on Sunday, both 3-0 at Rec Hall, to improve to 12-4 (4-2 Big Ten). Women’s soccer’s six-game unbeaten streak ended Sunday with a 1-0 loss to No. 13 Washington (Penn State is 6-3-4).

MLB

  • ALDS Game 5, Saturday: Guardians 2, White Sox 0. Cleveland finished a comeback from 0-2 down in the series and advances to face Tampa Bay in the ALCS, which opens tonight at Tampa Bay at 8 p.m. ET.
  • NLCS Game 1, Sunday: Brewers 2, Dodgers 1. Brice Turang homered off Tarik Skubal, and Luis Lara’s RBI single in the fifth broke a 1-1 tie. Milwaukee’s bullpen held on, and Trevor Megill earned the save. Game 2 is today in Milwaukee at 5 p.m. ET.

Around the Sports World

  • NASCAR: Chase Briscoe beat Christopher Bell by 0.029 seconds at Charlotte for his second straight Cup win. It was the sixth of 10 races in The Chase.
  • Golf: Michael Brennan won the PGA Tour’s Baycurrent Classic in Japan at 16-under, one shot ahead of Jacob Bridgeman and Keith Mitchell, for his second Tour win of 2026.
  • NHL: The Flyers are still winless (0-4-2) after a 5-1 loss at Boston on Saturday. Porter Martone scored Philadelphia’s only goal.

Gettysburg College

  • Football: Dickinson 41, Gettysburg 19 at Musselman Stadium, so the Little Brown Bucket stays in Carlisle for a 10th straight year. Sean Clark threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns, and Gabriel Diaz had 80 receiving yards and a score. The Bullets are 2-3 (0-2 Centennial) and host Carnegie Mellon Saturday at 1 p.m.
  • Men’s soccer: Gettysburg 2, Franklin & Marshall 1. The Bullets (7-4-1) play at Carnegie Mellon on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
  • Women’s soccer: Gettysburg 1, Bryn Mawr 0. The Bullets (6-4-2) play at Franklin & Marshall Wednesday.
  • Field hockey: Haverford 4, Gettysburg 1. The Bullets are 8-3 and play at Dickinson Wednesday.
  • Volleyball: Swarthmore beat Gettysburg 3-1. The Bullets (12-5) host Franklin & Marshall Wednesday.

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